The record
“3.45.010 – Intent and purpose. Development impact fees are charged by the city to developers in connection with approval of development projects for the purpose of defraying all or a portion of the costs of public facilities required to serve the new development.”
“D. Storm Drainage Collection Facilities. A fee for storm drainage collection facilities is established to finance the installation of water drainage channels, natural treatment systems and pipelines. The fee will be used to install water drainage facilities in accordance with the city's master plan of drainage.”
“3.45.040 – Establishment of fee categories. The following development impact fee categories are established for each development project located within the Preserve (development impact fees for projects outside the Preserve are addressed in Chapter 3.40):”
2019-08-07 (current text of the levying chapter; the chapter itself is older and was "amended ... in its entirety")
“ORDINANCE NO. 2019-009 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHINO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 3.45, "THE PRESERVE DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES," TO INCLUDE UPDATED PROCEDURES AND STANDARDS PERTAINING TO ANNUAL REIMBURSEMENTS, CREDITS, AND FEE CALCULATIONS, AND TO INCORPORATE REVISIONS TO THE UPDATED DIF REPORT AND MASTER FACILITIES PLAN ... PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 7th day of AUGUST, 2019.”
Ordinance No. 2019-009
“ORDINANCE NO. 2019-009 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHINO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 3.45, "THE PRESERVE DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES," TO INCLUDE UPDATED PROCEDURES AND STANDARDS PERTAINING TO ANNUAL REIMBURSEMENTS, CREDITS, AND FEE CALCULATIONS, AND TO INCORPORATE REVISIONS TO THE UPDATED DIF REPORT AND MASTER FACILITIES PLAN ... PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 7th day of AUGUST, 2019.”
at building permit | other: developer may elect final inspection under Gov. Code s. 66007
“C. Payment of development impact fees shall be due as follows: 1. Residential Developments. Payment of development impact fees for residential developments shall be due on the date that the building permit is issued by the city, unless the developer elects to pay the fees at the time of final inspection pursuant to Government Code Section 66007.”
City of Chino, the agency that levies it
“The City of Chino currently collects the DIF and In-Lieu Fees outlined in the table below. The DIF fees align with Resolution No. 2025-030, and the City fund numbers correspond with the City's financial system.”
“F. Development impact fees will not be charged for any development project consisting of a building or building addition of less than five hundred (500) square feet, except for the construction of an accessory dwelling unit.”
“A. Credit and Reimbursement Agreement. If, as a condition of approval of a development project, a developer constructs a public facility identified in the Reports, for which a development impact fee is imposed, then the developer shall be eligible to receive a fee credit toward the development impact fee imposed on the development project for the same type of public facility so constructed, and shall be entitled to reimbursement for eligible costs of constructing the public facility.”
“F. Except as provided in Section 3.45.090, the new or increased fee shall become effective sixty (60) days following the final action on the adoption or increase of the fee.”
Every published rate
| Land use | Density | Basis | Effective | Amount |
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| Single-family detached | detached low density | per DU | 1 Jul 2025 | $8,795 |
the line this rate was read from
City of Chino DIF Annual Report FY 2024-25, revised 2026-01-28, "Fund 263: The Preserve Storm Drainage Collection System Facilities Summary", p. 26; read as a page image · source document ↗
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| Single-family attached | Attached Medium Density (Medium-Density Residential, 8-12 dwelling units per acre, per CMC 3.45.030(S)) | per DU | — | $4,623 |
the line this rate was read from
the levying document · source document ↗
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| Multi-family | Attached Dwelling RD-16/20 | per DU | — | $4,461 |
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the levying document · source document ↗
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| Multi-family | Attached Dwelling RD/CC-30 | per DU | — | $1,991 |
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the levying document · source document ↗
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